About Lia
Lia Hollis offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, or problems with addiction. She aims to make sessions straightforward and down-to-earth. Lia uses a compassionate style so people feel heard and understood before working on change.
Lia has 15 years of experience as a licensed social worker. Her credentials are LMSW (Master Social Worker) and LISW (Independent Licensed Social Worker). She practices in Michigan and draws on a variety of approaches to match each person’s needs.
How Lia works
Her work focuses on everyday struggles like low self-esteem, communication problems, parenting strain, intimacy or relationship concerns, career stress, and coping with big life changes. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, blended family issues, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, substance concerns, domestic violence, and other complex challenges.
In session she listens first, then helps people identify small, practical steps they can try between meetings. Strategies include mindfulness exercises, values-based choices, and conversations that deepen emotional understanding. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s readiness.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time. Lia works in English and does not take international clients at this time.
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What Lia works with
The areas below are the ones Lia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMSW, LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How Lia’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on what matters most to a person and on taking small actions that match those values. It can help people who feel stuck, overwhelmed by anxiety, or unsure about life direction. Client-Centered Therapy centers on empathetic listening and building a trusting relationship so people can explore their own solutions and sense of self. It is useful when someone needs support sorting through feelings and making choices.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. From there she suggests approaches to try and adjusts the work as the relationship develops.
Session format details are not specified in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Many people find online work helps them fit sessions into a busy week, makes follow-up between meetings easier, and supports steady progress without long commutes. Therapists generally adapt exercises, mindfulness practices, and emotionally focused conversation to the online setting so therapeutic work can continue in a way that fits daily life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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